{"id":23205,"date":"2026-04-24T10:07:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/?p=23205"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:07:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:07:14","slug":"rainbow-kitten-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/2026\/04\/24\/rainbow-kitten-surprise\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Kitten Surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I have phases where I listen to a song, love it so much, and loop it over and over again until I learned the entire thing. For days. My spotify wrapped is always interesting because of this, because theres always a song at the top I never remember listening to. When I was 13 (ish) I looped \u201cStrawberry Blonde\u201d by Mitski for not one, not two, not three\u2026 but four weeks (in dr phil voice). The surprising part? That wasn\u2019t even the top of my wrapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of late, I\u2019ve tried to expand my music taste less and more so tried to get more familiar with artists I already know and love. This was the case with the album I\u2019m predicting to be my favorite, \u201cClass Of Cardinal Sin\u201d by Covey. I have a very, very deep interest in the concept of \u201csin\u201d as a whole, but ESPECIALLY the seven deadly sins, and this album kind of just scratches that itch in my brain. This is also the case with Rainbow Kitten Surprise, my ABSOLUTE all-time favorite band. I love them so dearly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It started with one song, which happens to be their most popular, \u201cIt\u2019s Called: Freefall\u201d. This song, often shorted to \u201cfreefall\u201d, comes from the Album \u201cHow to: Friend, Love, Freefall\u201d and is the 4th<\/sup> of 13 in the album. This is, of course, their most popular album BUT! The third they\u2019d released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019ve been spending a few days (I say this like it hasn\u2019t been two weeks(edit: It’s been a month and a half, almost two months)) looping their albums, and I\u2019ve JUST finished looping that one, but if I had to name a favorite album it\u2019s definitely \u201cSeven + Mary\u201d. (Still not tired of it, just starting Love Hate Music Box)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think it may be because I\u2019ve loved RKS\u2019s (Shortened from Rainbow Kitten Surprise, I am NOT typing that out 100 times) music for so long, but I find their music very very easy to listen to on loop how I normally do. Sometimes, sadly, I can\u2019t loop my favorite artists and bands because they tend to find a sound that works for them and\u2026 never ever EVER stray from it. This is why I can\u2019t listen to Lana Del Ray (? I have her blocked on spotify) or Chase Atlantic, sometimes even The Neighborhood and Arctic Monkeys. They have lots of music, yes, and it\u2019s all good music, but it has a sound that\u2019s too similar to their other songs. My other favorite bands, like The Crane Wives, do have this problem (from time to time) but by GOD it is not as obvious. Sorry. Little hater rant there. I never have this \u201cSound too same\u201d problem with them, so it feels like im looping a hundred different favorite songs rather than one album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, As I am typing this, I\u2019m looping their album \u201cLove Hate Music Box\u201d, (edit: I didn’t like it then, i’m locking in now btw this is danny a month later) and I think it\u2019s a perfect example of what I\u2019m talking about. It has an entirely different sound from, say, RKS the album. And both of those albums sound entirely different from \u201cSeven + Mary\u201d, even if RKS the album and Seven + Mary definitely sound more similar. Love Hate Music Box brings a sound from them that I\u2019m absolutely not used to, and I\u2019m still working on actively listening to this album and becoming as familiar with it as I am the others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something I think is funny, in relation to their albums, is that this is about the 3rd<\/sup> time I\u2019ve looped their albums like this , but never with this dedication. I was so sure that I knew only a few songs in seven + mary, but I can sing most of them and if not I can recognize them. So far, from each album (that I\u2019m versed in, don\u2019t ask me anything past love hate music box) my favorites are Mr. Redundant, Seven, Shameful company, and Black and White from Seven + Mary. In RKS, Counting Cards, Lady Lie, Goodnight Chicago (probably my fav on the album) and an even tie for All\u2019s Well That Ends and The Countdown, the two last songs on the album. In the album How to: Friend, Love, Freefall, my favorites are definitely It\u2019s called: Freefall, Mission to mars, Possum Queen, and When it lands!!!! (I love this entire album so much it\u2019s devastating). After that\u2026. I don\u2019t know enough of the albums yet to have a favorite, and that\u2019s okay!!! Otherwise, my #1 favorite song from the entire band is Drop Stop Roll, one of their singles. Their singles are a whole other ballpark, one that I do not care to talk about (no vacancy, work out, and our song are all MASTERPIECES deserving of their own blogs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know that I really like music blogs, and that it teaches me a lot about bands I already know or bands ive never heard of, and I figured it\u2019s about my turn to share some of my favorites. Don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll be continuing this blog\u2026. But know I do love RKS and also a few other bands that DEFINITELY deserve more recognition. Kiss kiss, literaries!! See you whenever \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is me from a few weeks later, coming back and reflecting on this blog: I’m now going to properly rank them based on my favorites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 It’s Called: Freefall; 2 Drop Stop Roll; 3 The Countdown; 4 Mission to Mars; 5 Black and White; 6 Goodnight Chicago; 7 Shameful Company; 8 When it Lands; 9 Cold Love; 10 Fever Pitch or Holy War (these are the same song to me)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable Mentions for: Polite Company, Painkillers, Possum Queen, and Devil like me plus every other song they’ve ever made (our song, dang, and SVO also belong here)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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